[LRUG] Best way to serialise a Ruby object?

[Andrew Stewart]

On 15 Jul 2011, at 10:26, James Mead wrote:
> If the problem is to do with a difference between Psych and Syck, perhaps it would help to set the YAML engine to be the same when writing and when reading? i.e. YAML::ENGINE.yamler= 'syck'.

This seems to be the best bet but, as I understand it, it's not thread-safe.  So another library could change the YAML engine after I've set it, without my realising.  My source for this is the final paragraph of this comment:

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/207565#936510

Yours,
Andy Stewart

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